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19-letter words containing b, e, t, h

  • on-the-job training — apprenticeship, learning by doing
  • out at (the) elbows — shabby; poverty-stricken
  • palaeoethnobotanist — someone who studies fossil seeds and grains to further archaeological knowledge, esp of the domestication of cereals
  • paschen-back effect — a splitting of spectral lines observed when the source of a radiation is subjected to a strong magnetic field, caused when the vectors associated with the spin and orbital angular momentum exhibit individual rather than common precession.
  • phenylthiocarbamide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
  • phthalocyanine blue — a pigment used in painting, derived from copper phthalocyanine and characterized chiefly by its brilliant, dark-blue color and by permanence.
  • portobello mushroom — a dark mushroom, strong in flavor, having a broad, flat cap that is often grilled and eaten
  • protease inhibitors — a drug that inhibits the action of protease, especially any of a class of antiviral drugs that prevent the cleavage and replication of HIV proteins.
  • put on the feed bag — Also called nose bag. a bag for feeding horses, placed before the mouth and fastened around the head with straps.
  • redress the balance — to make a fair adjustment; see that justice is done
  • research laboratory — place for scientific experimentation
  • saber-toothed tiger — any of several extinct members of the cat family Felidae from the Oligocene to Pleistocene Epochs, having greatly elongated, saberlike upper canine teeth.
  • sabre-toothed tiger — any of various extinct Tertiary felines of the genus Smilodon and related genera, with long curved upper canine teeth
  • sb's spiritual home — your spiritual home is the place where you feel that you belong, usually because your ideas or attitudes are the same as those of the people who live there
  • semidetached binary — a pair of stars that are so close together that mass transfer occurs from one to the other
  • short-tail business — Short-tail business is insurance business where it is known that claims will be made and settled quickly.
  • shortness of breath — respiratory difficulty
  • simple carbohydrate — a carbohydrate, as glucose, that consists of a single monosaccharide unit.
  • son-of-a-bitch stew — (in the Old West) a stew often prepared by chuck-wagon cooks for working cowboys, containing tripe and often also the heart, liver, brains, kidney, etc., of a slaughtered steer.
  • southern crab apple — a tree, Malus angustifolia, of the eastern U.S., having oblong leaves, fragrant, pink or rose-colored flowers, and small, round, yellow-green fruit.
  • spaghetti bolognese — Italian dish of pasta and tomato sauce
  • starve the bardies! — an exclamation of surprise or protest
  • stochastic variable — a random variable.
  • store refurbishment — Store refurbishment happens when a store needs to be redecorated, modernized or the layout changed. The store will often be closed to customers during this time.
  • substitution cipher — a cipher that replaces letters of the plain text with another set of letters or symbols.
  • switchblade (knife) — a large jackknife that snaps open when a release button on the handle is pressed
  • take care of sth/sb — If you take care of someone or something, you look after them and prevent them from being harmed or damaged.
  • take sb/sth in hand — If you take something or someone in hand, you take control or responsibility over them, especially in order to improve them.
  • tarnished plant bug — a bug, Lygus lineolaris, of the family Miridae, that is a common and widely distributed pest of alfalfa and other legumes and of peach and other fruit trees.
  • the admiralty board — (formerly) a department of the British Ministry of Defence, responsible for the administration and planning of the Royal Navy
  • the best of friends — If two people are the best of friends, they are close friends, especially when they have had a disagreement or fight in the past.
  • the bitter/very end — If you do something to the bitter end or to the very end, you continue to do it for as long as you can, although it may be very unpleasant or dangerous.
  • the bluegrass state — Kentucky
  • the boxer rebellion — an unsuccessful rebellion in 1900 led by a nationalistic Chinese secret society against foreign interests in China
  • the british disease — the pattern of strikes and industrial unrest in the 1970s and early 1980s supposed by many during this time to be endemic in Britain and to weaken the British economy
  • the buck stops here — the ultimate responsibility lies here
  • the compassion club — (in Canada) a nonprofit organization that provides uncontaminated cannabis for medical purposes and natural therapies in a safe environment
  • the gift of the gab — If someone has the gift of the gab, they are able to speak easily and confidently, and to persuade people. Also the gift of gab, mainly in American English.
  • the labour movement — a movement campaigning for the interests of working people, for example for better working conditions, better treatment from employers, etc
  • the likes of sb/sth — You can talk about the likes of someone or something to refer to people or things of a particular type.
  • the london assembly — the devolved legislature of London, based in City Hall, Southwark
  • the retail business — the business sector in which goods are sold individually or in small quantities to consumers
  • thermal equilibrium — the relationship between two systems connected only by a diathermic wall.
  • throw oneself at sb — If someone throws themselves at you, they make it very obvious that they want to begin a relationship with you, by behaving as though they are sexually attracted to you.
  • throw sth overboard — If you throw something overboard, for example an idea or suggestion, you reject it completely.
  • thumb one's nose at — to deride or mock, esp by placing the thumb on the nose with fingers extended
  • to be a showstopper — to be very impressive; to be sensational
  • to be going on with — If you say that something is enough to be going on with, you mean that it is enough for your needs at the moment, although you will need something better at some time in the future.
  • to be headline news — to attract a lot of attention from newspapers
  • to be headquartered — to be based; to have headquarters (in a place)
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